In nearly every state that has legalized sports betting, a consistent hangup point has been what to do with college sports gambling. While some states outright banned betting on collegiate athletics, others have prohibited wagering on in-state teams or refused to allow sportsbooks to accept individual player prop bets.
On this page, we’ll cover which states allow betting on college player props. We will also discuss some ethical concerns around betting on collegiate athletics.
Which States Allow Betting on College Player Props?
Below is a walkthrough by state covering not only which states allow online and retail sports betting but also which states have prohibited betting on college player props. We’ve also indicated which states do not allow wagering on in-state teams or live wagers.
Alabama
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Alaska
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Arizona
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Arkansas
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
California
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Colorado
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Connecticut
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited unless it is in a tournament setting ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited unless it is in a tournament setting ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Delaware
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Florida
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Georgia
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Hawaii
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Idaho
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Illinois
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Indiana
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes, live-betting on player props is prohibited (pregame player prop betting is still allowed) ✅
Iowa
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes, player props for in-state teams are prohibited ✅
Kansas
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Kentucky
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Louisiana
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Maine
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Maryland
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Massachusetts
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited unless it is in a tournament setting ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited unless it is in a tournament setting ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Michigan
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Minnesota
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Mississippi
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Missouri
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No** ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No** ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No** ❌
Montana
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Nebraska
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Nevada
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
New Hampshire
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes, player props for in-state teams are prohibited ✅
New Jersey
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited, betting on games that take place in New Jersey is prohibited ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited, betting on games that take place in New Jersey is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
New Mexico
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
New York
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
North Carolina
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
North Dakota
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Ohio
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Oklahoma
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Oregon
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Pennsylvania
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Rhode Island
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes, player props for in-state teams are prohibited ✅
South Carolina
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
South Dakota
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Tennessee
- College Sports Betting Legal? Yes, live betting on college sports is prohibited ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, live betting on college sports is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Texas
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Utah
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Vermont
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited unless it is in a tournament setting ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited unless it is in a tournament setting ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Virginia
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Washington
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
West Virginia
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – No ❌
Wisconsin
- College Sports Betting Legal? – No ❌
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-state teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Wyoming
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
Washington D.C.
- College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-district teams is prohibited ✅
- Retail College Sports Betting Legal? – Yes, betting on in-district teams is prohibited ✅
- College Player Props Betting Legal? – Yes ✅
** NOTE: Missouri voters approved the state’s sports betting bill in November 2024, giving the industry a one-year timetable to launch. It’s unclear at this time if Missouri will allow college sports betting, wagers on in-state teams, and/or individual player prop bets. We will update this page once the specifics are available.
Why Do Some States Block College Sports Prop Betting?
One of the main reasons states have blocked college sports betting is because they view college athletes as “amateurs,” a viewpoint that has stood since before the NCAA was founded.
However, current Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules have somewhat blurred the line in the eyes of the public, with gambling proponents arguing the ability to earn endorsement deals while in college amounts to professionalism. Others argue that because collegiate competitors are still student-athletes, their amateur status must be respected.
Another point of contention that has arisen is the cyberbullying of college athletes. According to the NCAA, 1 in 3 student-athletes has received betting-related harassment.
Let us be perfectly clear: regardless of betting laws, it is entirely unacceptable to harass any athlete over gambling. You are 100% responsible for the wagers you make, and blaming athletic performance for your gambling losses is an issue for which you should seek professional help.
Conclusion
Of the 38 states that have legalized online and retail sports betting, 21 allow betting on college player prop bets in some capacity. The sportsbooks in those states have a responsibility to student-athletes to minimize the potential for gambling-related harassment by providing fair odds and by not actively promoting college player prop markets.
We believe this is an area where sports betting laws could change in the near future (amending existing regulations to prohibit college prop gambling). However, this would be a difficult legal hurdle that would be opposed by sportsbooks and gamblers alike.
Good luck, have fun, and always gamble responsibly!
